Separator



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SEPARATOR Original Filed Dec. 2, 1937 v I Q;

2% v a a5 I nnnnn or provision of a separator of the aforesaid charthe form of a flathelix, while the bottom portion '15 ,35 Figure 4 is a top plan View of the same. pipe 18. The fluid, such as the steam, is ex-, 35

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I SEPARATO-R e Georges AI De Guire, Ville St. Laurent, near Montreal, Quebec, Canada Application December Z, 1937, Serial No. 177,835 Renewed January 18, 1940 The present invention relates to devices for sectionformed with a peripheral flange Fill proseparating relatively heavy matter from fluids vided with spaced apertures 2i. On the flanged and the like, such as separating water and oil top edge of the casing is adapted to be fitted a from steam. i l flat cover plate 22 having a contour conforming An object of the invention is the provision of e to the helical top flange 2i! and the top portion 5 a separator of novel and improved construction. "of the connection it, and is adapted to be se- .Another object of the invention is to provide cured in position by bolts 23. Ata centre point separator designed to effectveryeificient sepacorresponding to the axis of the body C, the ratingaction. 4 l l l cover22 is formedwith a connection 2d affordl!) Afurther object of; theinvention is to, provide inga through passage communicating with the a separator in which the matter to be subjected axis of the interior conduit and adapted for to separation is conducted through a chamber connection with a fluid outlet pipe or conduit having a gradually increasingiarea. As will be noted, the main spiral portion Ill of Still another object of the invention is the the body is shaped so thatthetop portion is in acter which is constructedtoeffect gradual exassumes the curvature of a conical helix or spiral. pension of the matter supplied thereto. v This structure is designed so that the spiral in- A still further object of the invention is the terior conduit in which the separation is effected provision of a separator of the above character gradually increases in area from the inlet end 0 which is relatively simple and inexpensive in conto the outlet axis, as clearly illustrated at Figures struction. l e 1 2 and 4, and which maybe efiected by the conical Other objects and advantages of the invention regularly progressive increase, in the axial diwill become, apparent as the description ,promension of the conduit. l gresses. Thus, when the matter to be separated, as for In the accompanying drawing forming, a part instance steam containing moisture, oil or solids, 25 of this specification and in which like reference is directed into the helical chambenit is concharacter are employed to designate correspondducted through the helical passage i2 and, due ing parts throughout the same: a to the gradually increasingarea of this passage, Figure 1 is a side elevational view of the asgradually decreasesin velocity so that the matter sembled separator, to be separated from the steam sets in the body 30 Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectionthrough the where it is swept down the inclined-plane consame, l l struction and mainly accumulates in the tubu- Figure 3 is atop perspective view of the device lar portion I! which provides a collecting vessel with the cover removed, and i from whence it is discharged through the outlet I Referring tothe drawing, wherein for the purhausted from thecasing through the axially dispose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiposed passage in the connection 25 and the outy ment of the invention, C generally designates letpipe 25. i i v e the body casing of the device which embodies Due to the gradual reduction of velocity, the

0 an upper helical portion lfiprovided with an in-, moisture, oil or other substances to be removed 40 terior helically formed partition II forming a from the steam are very efiectively separated helically arranged conduit or chamber it. within the casing At one side of the upper casing portion 10 is Itfis to be understood thatthe form'of my informed a laterally projecting inlet connection 14 vention herein shown and described is to be taken communicating with the inlet end of the helical as a preferred example of the same, and that conduit and adapted for connection with a supvarious changes as to the shape, size and arply pipe l5. l rangcment of parts may be resorted to without At the bottom of the body (1 is formed, in the departing from the spirit of the invention'or th projected line of the axis ofthe helix, an elonscope of the subjoined claims. i 5 gated tubular portion ll communicating atthe Having thus described my invention, I clain11 top with the axial outlet of the conduit and l 1. In a separator of the characterdescribed 3 formed in the bottom portionwith a reduced pasa substantially circular casing having an inlet sage adapted for connectionwith adrain pipe I8. at the upper sidethereof, a cover secured at the The top of the body C is," as shown in the upper part and an outlet at the top centre, a

1 self and being of gradually increasing vertical depth, a bottom wall closing the lower portion of the helical partition and a drain centrally depending downwardly from the bottom wall,

whereby the areaof the spiral chamber formed by the partition and the cover and bottomwall gradually expands from the inlet to the outlet.

2. ma separator having a casing and inlet and outlet therefor at the upper side and top ing from the inlet to' the outlet, said helicalpartition making at least a complete turn uponitrespectively, helical-means for dividing said casing internally into a spirally wound chamber of uniform width andgradually increasing vertical depth,"a cover at the top of the casing, a closing wallat the bottom of the spiral chamber, and a downwardly depending drain atthe lower center of thecasing, wherebythe chamber extends between the outlet and drainl in a constantly increasing cross sectional area from the peripheral inlet to the central outlet v GEORGES A. DE GUIRE/ 

